Tools

These tools and interactive products have been developed within FRACTAL or by partners involved in the project. Each tool aims to aid decision-making related to climate change. Click on the headings to access the tools.

CIP is a web interface that integrates two important information sources into one easy to use interface. The first important source is a climate database that stores and manages queries to a large suite of observational climate data as well as projections of future climate. The second important source of information is an extensive collection of guidance documentation that facilitates the best use of the climate data, its interpretation and, importantly, resultant actions. The philosophy guiding CIP is that data is not information and as such only has value when well interpreted and correctly used or applied to appropriate problems.

weADAPT is a collaborative platform for climate adaptation which draws together a wide range of partners to share experience, tools and case studies to create a dynamic community and knowledge base for adaptation.

This photo story was produced during the Maputo Learning Lab in March 2017. It provides an overview of climate-related challenges being faced in Maputo, as well as FRACTAL approaches that are being implemented to develop climate knowledge that will contribute to the resilient development of the city.

This e-learning tool aims to deepen understanding of climate change adaptation in a city context. It introduces concepts such as adaptive capacity, mitigation, adaptation deficit and their relation to adaptation. It also explores some of the complicated facets of climate change adaptation. It is an output of the Small Opportunity Grant (SOG) project designed within FRACTAL: Developing a common language for climate change in the city of Cape Town.

Spilling the beansresilience game developed by CSAG and the City of Cape Town, CSAG and RCRCCC

Spilling the beans is a game that explores the term resilience as it relates to climate change. Through this interactive activity players come to understand two contrasting interpretations of the same term. This tool is an output of the Small Opportunity Grant (SOG) project designed within FRACTAL: Developing a common language for climate change in the city of Cape Town.

This is a tool that helps unpack multiple meanings of the same term. Any term can be explored. It is to be used in a multi-disciplinary setting allowing participants from various backgrounds to understand how climate-related terminology is applied in other sectors or disciplines.

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FRACTAL aims to advance scientific knowledge about regional climate responses to human activities and work with decision-makers to integrate this knowledge into climate-sensitive decisions at a city-regional scale. FRACTAL works across disciplines in the scientific community, fostering strong collaboration between researchers, city government officials and key decision-makers in southern Africa.